Delicious Apple Crumble

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Apple crumble (or apple crisp in the United States) is a dessert made with baked apple slices, topped with a cinnamon-y crisp streusel crust. It made its first appearance in print in 1924, in the book Everybody’s Cook Book: A Comprehensive Manual of Home Cookery by Isabel Ely Lord. Although it is a relatively modern dessert, apple crumble has become a common staple across North America and Britain, especially during fall/autumn.

Before I bore you further with the history of this dish, here is how you can make it yourself at home. This recipe is super easy to make and can serve 4 to 6 people.

Ingredients for apple base:

5 large cooking apples (peeled, cored and cut into small pieces)

1 Tbsp sugar (more can be added if the apples are not very sweet)

¼ cup water

Preparation:

Step 1: In a small pot, add the above ingredients and stew the apples on low for 10 minutes until they become tender. If you have any left-over water in the pot, save it to drink later.

Step 2: Empty the apples into a baking tin, and spread them out evenly.

Ingredients for crumble:

¾ cup self-rising flour

¾ cup rolled oats

3 Tbsp vegan butter/margarine

2 Tbsp brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

Preparation:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Step 2: Place the flour, oats, sugar, salt, and ground cinnamon into a bowl and mix well. Chop up the vegan butter/margarine into small cubes, and add this to the flour mixture. Mix well until you get an evenly crumbled mixture.

Step 3: Now pour the crumble over the apples and bake till the top is golden brown – around 40 minutes. Rotate once in between so the sides bake evenly.

Looks and sounds delicious Visala. I look forward to trying it out. :) I especially like it because it sounds very simple and as a stressed busy Mama of a special needs toddler son, simplicity is very important to me. Thank you.